Adoption - Mophine Akinyi Obillo

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Child number: 53048

Girl, 6 years

Adopted

Child from Island of Hope

Mophine Akinyi Obillo has been in adoption programme since year 2023 and she goes to school Island of Hope Humanist School.

City, quarter: Kamasengre West Ufira

State: Kenya

Mother: Caroline Adhiambo, birth 1992, sells fish

Father: Hezron Obilo, birth 1970, fisherman

Description of the situation: Morphine was born in 2018 and is the youngest of four children. She has an older sister Vivian, (2010), Sophy (2011) and a brother Michael (2014). The children come from a polygamous household, where their mother is the first wife of their fathers. Their father is a fisherman, and their mother sells fish for a living. The family’s net income is 3,000 KSH (30 EUR) per month. Morphine’s cousin’s live with her stepmother and they all depend on their father to provide for them. They live in a rental mud house that has one room. For cooking they use firewood and charcoal and get their water from the lake, for lighting they use candles. Morphine enjoys cooking and playing soccer. In 2023 Morphine should join nursary at Island of Hope’s. She needs support of 2.400 CZK/ 100 EUR per school term (7.200 CZK/ 300 EUR per year).

Contact: Hana Malenová, , tel. +420777469743

The project of remote support „Adoptions of African children“ mediates an access to education for poor Kenyan children without pulling them out of their natural environment and community. This project has been running since 2002 and has helped more than 3500 children. School fees at primary school are CZK 7200 (€300) / year, and at secondary school, college and orphanage are CZK 16800 (€660). The payment can also be broken down into multiple instalments.

Section of detailed information provides an overview of how this projects works. In case you have already chosen a child from our database, you can also find here all the steps to be taken in order to adopt a child remotely.

You can also provide the adoptive children by health insurance, that covers any medical treatment the child needs during 1 year.

Adoption Friend Club forms an integral part of this project, and enables to support education of Kenyan children by one-time contribution anytime during the year.

In case you already are an “adoptive parent”, here you will find complementary information and references for adoptive parents about the whole adoption process.

Photo-gallery and videos document promotional events of this project and provide coverage from trips to Kenya, including greetings and messages from children, handing over of presents and give overview of individual schools and their facilities.